Twiggy: Impish terrier mix with energy to spare. Wants to be with people but will take advantage of a big backyard to get her exercise. Likes to play with other dogs and is very sociable.
Ivan is a young, athletic terrier mix. Ivan is not a good fit for living in the kennel as he runs back and forth and has a tendency to lose weight, particularly when new dogs are where he can see them. We are working with him to get him back up to healthy weight and reduce his exercis
Sadie and Max: Older Labrador couple. Update: Max died of cancer last fall and Sadie quietly moved into the kitchen of the house where she only goes out the side door b/c it only has three steps to the yard. Sadie is a big girl with creaky joints. She turned 11 in January. She gets al
Tilly Dilly is a five year old beagle, who is food oriented and would be 300 pounds if you let her. Loves to “hunt” in the yard and needs a very secure fence as she will take the scent wherever it goes. Very mannerly house dog. Her eating disorder stems from her thyroid condition, whi
Gracie is a black lab with light brown eyes, 1-2 years, and 80 pounds of exuberance. She is selective about her dog friends and good with people of all ages, just like most Labradors. She is spayed, on HW prevention, UPD on shots and microchipped. Darling Gracie has the best home ever
Nacho, an eight year old shepherd/border collie, is a home-grown bite case in that he didn’t like boys running through the kitchen and he stopped that from happening with his mouth. He is a herding breed and it would seem to him, it was perfectly natural. However, to protect all who l
Sex: F Breed: American Staffordshire terrier Former stray, Tessa represents the other pit bull terrier type dogs that live at the Sanctuary – difficult breeds to place in the right homes and 25 percent of our dogs here. We have wonderful, well-adjusted, funny pitties but often their b
Age: 5 Sex: M Breed: golden retriever and Plott hound History: Henry arrived with his littermates as a six-month old, never having been around humans. His littermates are profoundly shy and he is more outgoing than the others. He is not adoptable because he has a heart issue.
Age: 2 Sex: M Breed: German shepherd/Great Dane History: He can be intimidating to other dogs because he is so large and confident. He is a big sweetheart to his friends and strangers. He will need a fenced yard, lots of space to run and play and someone who gets the whole shepherd th
Sex: F Breed: English pointer Blossom is blind in one eye and not a dog that socializes well with other dogs. She has a few friends and many enemies mostly because she is not capable of reading signals and body language. She is our special needs girl; both physically and mentally. The
Age: 13 Sex: F Breed: Chow mix History: Former stray who was found with her four puppies after leaving food on the side of the road for her. She is not adoptable because of behavior issues which includes wanting to eat cats and some dog aggression. She has been at the sanctuary for 12
Age: 13 Sex: F Breed: Chow mix (?) History: She is our official greeter at Dogwood Farm. She was found walking on the road and has been here for 12 years. She tells everyone she is a real fox.